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1
as in gigantic
unusually large
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
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2
as in elongated
of great extent from end to end
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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Recent Examples of king-size
The volunteers work on projects for individuals such as cutting down a king-size headboard to queen size, fixing chair legs or repairing a lamp.
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
In the morning, Cassidy heaves himself from the king-size bed.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The king-size bed with Yves Delorme bedding is quintessentially inviting.
—John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
On the second floor, the primary bedroom has space for a king-size bed, and a smaller bedroom has built-in bookshelves.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
In the morning, Cassidy heaves himself from the king-size bed.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The king-size bed with Yves Delorme bedding is quintessentially inviting.
—John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
On the second floor, the primary bedroom has space for a king-size bed, and a smaller bedroom has built-in bookshelves.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for king-size
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The bathroom could be closed off with sleek pivoting panels and came—like all suites—with a gigantic shower and round bath the size of a Jacuzzi tub.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Despite looking and feeling like one elongated shot, the episode was actually filmed in four chunks since production could only shoot for about 90 minutes a day.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the shape of Earth's orbit can change slightly, from more elongated to less elongated (our average distance from the sun doesn't change).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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But if the Nets aren't interested in signing Randle, where would that huge contract come from? Randle's teammate, Naz Reid, figures to decline his $15.0 million player option and re-sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which could further complicate Randle's decision matrix.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The trend, which was huge in the 2010s in a memorable patchwork pattern, is actually a super comfortable way to rock shorts while traveling.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some feature high waists to elongate legs or pleats to conjure old-school élan worthy of Cary Grant.—
Charlie Teasdale,
WSJ,
21 Nov. 2023
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The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone.—
Karen Wright,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Dire wolves mostly ate horses and bison, with occasional forays into giant sloths and baby mammoths.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Born in Okayama, Japan, Hattori began his racing career on the open-wheel circuits of his home country before taking a giant leap across the Pacific to chase his dreams in America.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Combined with the 1080p screen, the 9a gets much longer battery life than the flagship Pixels.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Or, perhaps, someone with whom Swift has a longer relationship, like Ed Sheeran, could be a better bet.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Think of home runs in baseball, and the fan’s mind races to the mammoth distances a ball can fly when slugged right on the nose, or a history-making chase that captivates a nation.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Two days later, on September 10, at the mammoth Royal Albert Hall in London, Bernstein and the orchestra played the work yet again.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Tribe also added a fan zone to its band, allowing revelers to cool down under colossal fans, and a beer bus serving draft beer and plenty of laughs.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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One of the biggest moves came just this week, when Trump imposed a colossal set of new tariffs on America’s trading partners.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/king-size. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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